Tag Archives: Arts

Northern author tour spreading message about believing in oneself
A Saskatchewan author is touring the North this week and is spreading a message about trusting the internal voice that wants the best for us. Lynne Harley's first stop was in La Ronge on Monday at the...
Jul 22, 2024

Back to Batoche Days returns bigger and better
Our Moment to Shine is a fitting theme for this year's Back to Batoche Days, given the hot temperatures expected all weekend.From humble beginnings, the event has noticeably grown in size, and Mtis Na...
Jul 19, 2024
Back to Batoche Days aims to reinvigorate Métis culture
Michelle LeClair has been steeped in Mtis culture her entire life."We didn't have a TV when we were young, so my dad used to put a curtain up and a light, and he would do little puppet shows behind th...
Jul 18, 2024

Back Alley Tour returning to Melfort July 18
An event highlighting artists from around the northeast is coming to Melfort this week. The 2024 Back Alley Tour will be held Thursday from 1 to 8 p.m. in the back alley behind Northern Lights Gallery...
Jul 16, 2024

Can AI be an author? Federal Court asked to decide in new copyright case
The Federal Court of Canada is being asked to declare that only humans - and not artificial intelligence - can be considered authors under Canada's copyright law.It's the first court case in the count...
Jul 13, 2024
Allen Sapp Gallery vying for provincial heritage designation
Allen Sapp made his final visit to the gallery that bears his name shortly before he died in 2015."I hadn't seen him in a while and I wasn't sure what the state of his health was. We had a school grou...
Jul 12, 2024

Indigenous art exhibit helps youth, Elders connect with land and body reclamation
A new art exhibit in downtown Prince Albert is showcasing the process of how Indigenous youth and Elders are connecting with the land and their own identities. The exhibit, which opened on Saturday, i...
Jun 30, 2024
‘To her, he was a hero’ Donald Sutherland remembered by Sask. family
A local family is feeling a wave of sadness as Donald Sutherland is buried today. In the mid-1970s, a small-town farm girl in Saskatchewan found new confidence and an understanding of herself from ser...
Jun 28, 2024

La Ronge filmmaker releases documentary through National Film Board of Canada
A filmmaker who was born and raised in La Ronge has released her third project through the National Film Board of Canada (NFB). Our Maternal Home was released online last month, and it follows Janine ...
Jun 24, 2024

Prince Albert's Josh Stumpf honoured to be named SCMA Best Emerging Artist
Noting how personal songwriting is and the work that goes into sharing stories that come from your personal life, Prince Albert's Joshua Stumpf says for other people to appreciate it is both cool and ...
Jun 24, 2024